GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| asunder | into parts |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| nexus | connection |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |